Canada Joins the Global Hikvision Ban Wagon: A Surveillance Saga
Hikvision product bans are spreading like a viral dance challenge, with countries worldwide booting the company over security and human rights concerns. While Canada is the latest to join the trend, individuals and private businesses can still make their own calls on buying Hikvision products.
Hot Take:
***Looks like Hikvision is playing the world’s least fun game of musical chairs, where every time the music stops, they lose another country to banning their products.***
Key Points:
– Canada bans federal institutions from purchasing Hikvision products, joining a long list of countries giving the company a hard pass.
– The Canadian Minister encourages citizens to think twice before buying Hikvision, because who wouldn’t want an extra dose of paranoia with their morning coffee?
– The ban follows similar actions worldwide, including in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, for human rights abuses and security risks.
– Despite the bans, individuals and private businesses in Canada can still buy Hikvision products, because why not live dangerously?
– Hikvision’s global game of dodgeball with international sanctions continues, as new restrictions pop up like whack-a-mole.